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OCT 2, 2015
Though caterpillars of the moth
Periphoba arcaei will eat a wide variety of plants, they have also evolved
a defense mechanism previously only
seen in insects that specialize on
eating toxic plants. They incorporate
toxins from the tropical plant Vismia
baccifera and advertise their unpalatability with brilliant green bodies
covered in toxin-tipped hairs.
A pesar de que las orugas de la polilla
Periphoba arcaei se alimentan de una
amplia variedad de plantas, estas
han desarrollado un mecanismo de
defensa que antes sólo se observaba
en los insectos que se especializan en
plantas tóxicas. Incorporan toxinas de
la planta tropical Vismia baccifera y
anuncian su sabor desagradable con
suscuerpos de colores verde brillantes cubiertos de pelos con toxinas en
las puntas.
Colorful Caterpillar
chemists may signal new
Full story: www.stri.si.edu
useful plant compounds
issuu.com/strinewspanama/
SEMINARS
BEHAVIOR DISCUSSION GROUP
MEETING
Tue., Oct. 6, 2pm
Colin Morrison
University of Nevada
Tupper Large Meeting Room
Why are tropical tortoise beetles such picky
eaters? Testing the interaction between diet
breadth, chemistry and natural enemies
TUPPER SEMINAR
Tue., Oct. 6, 4pm
Robert Thacker
Stony Brook University
Tupper Auditorium
Evolution of community structure in
sponge microbiomes
CHARLA DEL MES
Wed. Oct. 7, 6pm
Richard Cooke
STRI
Tupper Auditorium
Historia ambiental y social de la Cuenca
del Canal y alrededores, durante la Era
Precolombina
BAMBI SEMINAR
Thu. Oct. 8, 7:15pm
Daniel Buitrago
STRI
Barro Colorado Island
A review of species limits in the Variable
Mountain-Gem complex (Lampornis spp.)
PUBLIC PROGRAMS / PROGRAMAS PÚBLICOS
VISIT US / VISÍTENOS
Barro Colorado / Isla Barro Colorado
Contact / Contacto: 212-8951
Bocas del Toro Research Station /
Estación de Investigación de Bocas del Toro
Contact / Contacto: 212-8594
Galeta Point Marine Laboratory /
Laboratorio Marino de Punta Galeta
Contact / Contacto: 212-8191
Punta Culebra Nature Center /
Centro Natural de Punta Culebra
Contact / Contacto: 212-8793
OCEAN MONTH / MES DE LOS OCEANOS
BEACH CLEANUP AT GALETA
BEACH CLEANUP AT GALETA
With over 200 volunteers participating from universities in Colon and Panama, Colegio Gatuncillo,
Líderes en Acción group, partners and friends of
Manzanillo International Terminal, family groups,
and other volunteers; we cleaned the beach at
Galeta. Garbage consisted mostly of plastic, followed
by glass and aluminum and even an old refrigerator.
We want to give special thanks to Manzanillo
International Terminal, Aguaseo and Ancon for
sponsoring snacks, gloves and bags for this activity.
Con más de 200 participantes voluntarios de universidades de Colón y Panamá, el Colegio Gatuncillo,
grupo Líderes en Acción, colaboradores y amigos de
Manzanillo International Terminal, grupos familiares,
entre otros; llevamos a cabo la limpieza de playa en
Punta Galeta. La basura recogida consistió principalmente de plástico, seguido por vidrio y aluminio e
increíblemente hasta una nevera vieja. Deseamos dar
un especial agradecimiento a Manzanillo International
Terminal, Aguaseo y Ancón por el patrocinio de los
refrigerios, guantes y bolsas para el desarrollo de esta
actividad.
Images courtesy of Brais Marchena, volunteer at Galeta.
Imágenes cortesía de Brais Marchena, voluntario en Punta Galeta.
OCT 2, 2015
LITTERBUGS MESS UP REEFS
Someone went to a lot of trouble to take two heavy
plastic-and-aluminum deck chairs, hoist them onto a boat
and dump them on the reef at Isla Grande, a popular beach
destination along Panama’s Caribbean coast. Fortunately,
a group of volunteer divers organized by Fundación
Promar retrieved the chairs and 380kg of submerged garbage. The haul included more than 2,000 aluminum cans,
500 plastic objects and a car alternator. STRI staff scientist
Aaron O’Dea, fellow Erin Dillon, and photographer Sean
Mattson joined the almost 100 volunteers for the event.
LOS COCHINOS ESTROPEAN
LOS ARRECIFES
Alguien se tomó el trabajo de llevar en bote y tirar dos
pesadas sillas reclinables de plástico y aluminio en el arrecife de Isla Grande, un popular destino de playa que se
encuentra a lo largo de la costa caribeña de Panamá. Afortunadamente, un grupo de buzos voluntarios, organizados
por la Fundación Promar recuperaron las sillas y 380kg de
basura sumergida. La colecta incluyó más de 2,000 latas de
aluminio, 500 objetos de plástico y un alternador de auto.
El científico del Smithsonian Aaron O’Dea, la becaria Erin
Dillon, y el fotógrafo Sean Mattson se unieron a los casi 100
voluntarios del evento.
OCT 2, 2015
FISHING INDUSTRY RESULTS IN
STRI staff scientist Héctor Guzmán presented the results of a
survey of different sectors of Panama’s fisheries community on Sept.
29. While an overwhelming majority 86.2 percent was in favor of
passing a new fisheries law, 55.4 percent opposed new coastal marine
protected areas (MPAs). The survey showed 49.2 percent were in
favor of new MPAs for open waters. Conducted by the National
Fishery Foundation, the goal of the 40-question survey is to inform
decision makers and encourage the adpotion of new policies for
sustainable fisheries.
RESULTADOS DE LA ENCUESTA DE LA INDUSTRIA
DE LA PESCA
El 29 de septiembre, el científico del Smithsonian, Héctor Guzmán
presentó los resultados de una encuesta realizada a los diferentes sectores de la comunidad pesquera de Panamá. Mientras que una abrumadora mayoría 86.2 por ciento estaba a favor de aprobar una nueva ley
de pesca, el 55.4 por ciento se opuso a nuevas áreas protegidas marinocosteras. La encuesta mostró que un 49.2 por ciento estaba a favor de
nuevas áreas marinas protegidas en aguas abiertas. Llevada a cabo por
la Fundación Nacional de Pesca, el objetivo de la encuesta de 40 preguntas es para informar a los tomadores de decisiones y fomentar las
nuevas políticas para la pesca sostenible.
OCT 2, 2015
ART AND FORUM CLOSE OCEAN MONTH
STRI hosted the closing forum for Panama’s Oceans Month at the Tupper
Auditorium. Director Matt Larsen delivered opening remarks before presentations
by Panama’s Ministry of the Environment and NGOs MarViva, Fundación Agua y
Tierra, and Wetlands International. Awards were also given out to the schoolchildren who participated in Ocean Months’ annual art contest hosted by Promar and
Banco Nacional.
ARTE Y UN FORO DE CLAUSURA EN EL MES DE LOS OCÉANOS
El Smithsonian fue anfitrión del foro de clausura en el Mes de los Océanos de Panamá
que se llevó a cabo en el Auditorio Tupper. Matt Larsen, Director de la Institución
pronunció las palabras de apertura ante presentantes del Ministerio de Ambiente de
Panamá y las ONG MarViva, Fundación Agua y Tierra, y Wetlands International de
Panamá. Los estudiantes que participaron en el concurso de arte anual del Mes de los
Océanos organizado por Promar y el Banco Nacional recibieron premios.
OCT 2, 2015
DEPARTURES
ARRIVALS
Benjamin Titus
Ohio State University
Comparative
phylogeography in a
multi-level sea anemone
symbiosis: effects of host
specificity on patterns
of co-diversification and
genetic biodiversity
Bocas Del Toro
Steffen Wolff
University of Potsdam
Ecosystem Services in the
Panama Canal Watershed
Agua Salud
Adam Stuckert
East Carolina
University
Signal modalities in an
aposematic vertebrate
Gamboa
Emma Tomaszewski
University of Chicago
The Genomics of
Speciation and Adaptation
Gamboa
Estefania Rodriguez
American Museum of
Natural History
NSF-ARTS research and
training in the systematics
of Actiniaria
Bocas Del Toro
Robert Thacker
State University of
New York at Stony
Brook
NSF-ARTS Research and
Training in the Systematics
of Porifera sponges
Bocas Del Toro
Paris Morgan and Dipa
Desai
University of Florida
PCP PIRE: Paleontology of
the Canal of Panama
Center for Tropical
Paleoecology
Colin Morrison
University of Nevada
Why are tropical tortoise
beetles such picky eaters?
Testing the interaction
between diet breadth,
chemistry and natural
enemies
Gamboa and Tupper
Saskia Santamaria
To the Azuero Peninsula
To visit research/training sites
and provide Leadership Program
follow-up
Jacob Slusser
To Pedasi, Los Santos
To visit research sites and provide
follow up with Leadership
Program Alumni
Wendy Jimenez, Corina Guardia
and Dalys Espinoza
To Bocas Del Toro and David
Site visit to Bocas installations for
meetings
Raul De León
To Bocas Del Toro
For equipment maintenance,
compressor service and a
checkout dive
Juan Maté To Valparaiso, Chile
To attend the “Our Ocean II”
Conference
Jefferson Hall
To Front Royal, VA
To participate in a Science
Advisory Meeting on the Virginia’s
Changing Landscapes initiative
being run out of Smithsonian
Conservation Biology Institute
(SCBI)
Ana Endara
To Bocas Del Toro
To film taxonomy videos at the
station
Rachel Collin
To Bocas Del Toro
For the NSF-ARTS digital media
workshop
Rodolfo Flores, Alicia Ibáñez,
Agustín Almanza and Madelaine
Aguilar
To Santiago de Veraguas
To participate in a workshop on
ICBG research at schools and
University in Santiago de Veraguas
Carlos Jaramillo
To Tunja, Colombia
To give a speech at the National
Evolution of Ecology and
Environment Symposium
PUBLICATIONS
Bennett, A. C., McDowell, N. C., Allen, C. D. and Anderson-Teixeira, K. 2015. Larger
trees suffer most during drought in forests worldwide. Nature Plants, doi:10.1038/
nplants.2015.139
Krüger, M., Teste, F. P., Laliberté, E., Lambers, H., Coghlan, M., Zemunik, G. and
Bunce, M. 2015. The rise and fall of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity during
ecosystem retrogression. Molecular ecology, doi:10.1111/mec.13363
Brown, G. P., Kelehear, C., Pizzatto, L. and Shine, R. 2015. The impact of lungworm
parasites on rates of dispersal of their anuran host, the invasive cane toad. Biological
Invasions, doi:10.1007/s10530-015-0993-1
Leigh, E. G., Jr. 2015. [Review]: Jean Pierre Changeux on how and why our brains
enable us to make judgments about what is good, true or beautiful. Evolution:
Education and Outreach, 8: 18-23. doi:10.1186/s12052-015-0045-4
Charbonnier, J. F. and Vonesh, J. R. 2015. Consequences of life history switch point
plasticity for juvenile morphology and locomotion in the Túngara frog. PeerJ, 3:
e1268doi:10.7717/peerj.1268
Mendieta-Leiva, G. and Zotz, G. 2015. A conceptual framework for the analysis
of vascular epiphyte assemblages. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and
Systematics, doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2015.09.003
Farine, D. R., Montiglio, P.and Spiegel, O. 2015. From Individuals to Groups and
Back: The Evolutionary Implications of Group Phenotypic Composition. Trends in
Ecology & Evolution, 30(10): 609-621. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2015.07.005
Spalding, A. K., Suman, D. O. and Mellado, M. E. 2015. Navigating the evolution of
marine policy in Panama: Current policies and community responses in the Pearl
Islands and Bocas del Toro Archipelagos of Panama. Marine Policy, 62: 161-168.
doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.09.020
Fung, T., Villain, L. and Chisholm, R. A. 2015. Analytical formulae for computing
dominance from species-abundance distributions. Journal of theoretical biology,
doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.09.011
Green, P. A. and Patek, S. N. 2015. Contests with deadly weapons: telson sparring
in mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda). Biology Letters, 11: 2015558 doi:10.1098/
rsbl.2015.0558
Supple, M. A., Papa, R., Hines, H. M., McMillan, W. O. and Counterman, B. A.2015.
Divergence with gene flow across a speciation continuum of Heliconius butterflies.
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15(1): 204 doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0486-y
Tschapka, M., Gonzalez-Terrazas, T. and Knornschild, M. 2015. Nectar uptake in
bats using a pumping-tongue mechanism. Science Advances, 1: e1500525doi:10.1126/
sciadv.1500525
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